Be a Witness: Holy Spirit

Be a Witness: You will Receive Power Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - We witness in partnership with the Holy Spirit.  TEXT - Acts 8:26-39 1. Ripples start with the Holy Spirit. • Acts 1:8 • Acts 2:1-4 2. Ripples move according to the Holy Spirit. • Acts 2-8 • Acts 8:26 3. Holy Spirit ripples will surprise us. • Acts 8:27-29 • Isaiah 53 • Acts 9 NEXT STEPS 1. Listen. 2. Look. 3. Ask. 4. Risk. JOURNAL QUESTION God, what are you doing? God, how do I join in? REFLECTION • Zechariah 4:6: "Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty." • Romans 8:5: "Those who live according to the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires." • Galatians 5:25 "Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit." PRAYER Help us, Holy Spirit, to listen carefully to you, to trust you when you speak, and to have the courage to act as you lead. Guide us to live our lives in you, so that we may experience the power of your love for our world. Amen.